Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cumberland & Salem Counties (BBBS) welcomes Yeila Rivera (pictured at left) and Yolise Sosa to the team, Rivera as its new program manager and Sosa as its new enrollment and matching specialist. As a former Big Sister, Rivera understands the importance and function of the BBBS high school mentoring program […]
On Tuesday, Nov. 8, Rowan College of South Jersey–Cumberland (RCSJ) lauded the accomplishments of first-generation students at its National First-Generation College Celebration. The event was organized by TRIO and Student Life. Administrators, faculty and students gathered together at the Cumberland Campus Grove to celebrate the courage and pioneering mindset of students who were the first
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A previous version of this story had pricing for Five Wishes listed incorrectly. It is not free. There is a $5 fee for hard copy and a $15 fee for digital. * * * “Please pass the potatoes. And how about hospice?” Certainly, the middle of Thanksgiving dinner might not be the best timing to talk about
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Marisol Soriano-Cruz is an advocate for families and her community of Bridgeton, going above and beyond to help families reach their goals and to ensure children receive the best education to meet their needs. For this commitment to bettering families and children in our region, New Jersey’s Heartland is proud to name Marisol as our
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Our office has been busy preparing for our annual Main Street Vineland Christmas Parade—on Saturday, November 26. It’ll start at 5 p.m. and, if it rains, it’ll be held the next day at the same time. This year’s theme is “A Firefighter’s Christmas.” Main Street Vineland will be honoring the City of Vineland’s fire department
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It’s not visible to the naked eye. In fact, there isn’t even any hint anywhere on the westernmost edge of Salem County that two areas in this region have belonged to and are still the property of the State of Delaware, which happens to sit across a body of water that separates it from its
While utilizing inmates to help with the challenge of trying to figure out what to do with hard-to-adopt dogs might be new in our area, it’s not a new idea. Several states including Washington State, Kentucky, and Florida have programs. The Florida Department of Corrections has a program called “TAILS” (Teaching Animals and Inmates Life
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Each family seems to have its traditional holiday stories, and for me the quintessential tale is one my mother used to tell about her childhood on Thanksgiving Day. She was the youngest of four children and the only one in her entire family not born in Spain. Yet she too made the voyage across the
The Altar Rosary Society of St. Padre Pio Parish, East Vineland, recently held their 3rd Annual Soup Sale under the direction of Kelly Soracco and her father Bert Heer. About 200 quarts of chicken noodle, escarole and minestrone were made. Proceeds will benefit much needed improvements to the Holy Child Chapel of St. Padre Pio.
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Rutgers Master Gardeners of Cumberland County is sponsoring a coach trip on Thursday, January 12, 2023 to the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg. The bus will leave the Ramada parking lot (rear) at 7 a.m. and return at 7 p.m. The cost of this tour is $45 and includes bus transport and gratuities. Admittance to
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